The Hill Articles: March 23, 2010

Healthcare delays Senate Commerce Committee hearing on broadband plan Tired of waiting, Schumer seeks a deadline on China Business tax breaks in health bill very limited Senate Dems to face a second showdown on jobless benefits BP CEO: Climate change legislation should promote natural gas industry Where Dems go from here Dependence on Uncle Sam won’t grow Insurers duel over Neal’s tax measure Whether a lobbyist should be a ‘lobbyist’ Lobbying World House will vote on jobs bills this week Report: Small business bill would create, save jobs NRCC dinner brings in $7M Top GOP senator thinks health fixes will pass Political winds shift Meet the Lawmaker Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) Healthcare expansion may reduce number of abortions Coburn introduces health bill amendment to prevent sexual enhancers for child rapists Business group releases health law timeline to argue against fixes GOP’s worst nightmare How to fight ObamaCare The challenge of Yemen U.S. must get its nuclear house in order before April Security Summit Voters still strongly oppose soda tax Romney fundraising off call for healthcare repeal Tues tech roundup: More on censorship, ACTA, broadband Gates to announce changes to ban on gays in military DAY’S END ROUNDUP Bayh sends $1 million to Ellsworth Coalition aims to close digital divide for HUD households Weyant’s World: March 24, 2010 Norton joins call for repeal Report: Palin’s ‘Alaska’ to air on Discovery for $1 million per episode Mandy Moore, Alexandra Cousteau unite for World Water Day Earmark white paper author revealed Three tech groups: Cybersecurity bill could prove too bureaucratic Accept that healthcare costs will not decline Stupak pushes back against claims airport grant bought his vote Hillary Clinton urged lawmakers to vote yes on healthcare reform Senate votes 56-40 to begin debating fixes to healthcare reform bill Federal Reserve tightens rules on gift card fees TOP TWEETS Palin takes aim at vulnerable Democrats Climate talks speed up — but no bill yet GOP healthcare protest breaks-up Senate committee business Consumer protection agency must be independent Measures would subsidize financial institutions at expense of taxpayers BP chief says better ways to preserve jobs than by supporting coal industry State AG expects Supreme Court to take up healthcare challenge Dems on Freddie, Fannie: Wagging a five-legged dog Extensive agreement on basics of overhaul Strong CFPA will end abusive lending House GOP bracing for second possible working weekend Schumer seeking China currency vote by May Bill misses mark on ‘too big to fail’ Economy can’t accept status quo, and neither will President Obama Administration seeks Fannie, Freddie ideas starting April 15 Gates hopes to lay out ‘way ahead’ on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ this week Caterpillar will cough up over $100 million for health reform GOP needs HC plan of its own ‘America’s Most Wanted’ host pushes Obama to fund online database of sex offenders Poll: Plurality support healthcare bill Obama uses 22 pens to sign his name on healthcare Survey: Broadband a key issue in congressional races Obama’s energy and ag policies not selling in rural America Feinberg cuts pay at bailout firms Obama hands out signing pens Tech CEOs will advocate for innovation policy tomorrow McCain to raise money for Kennedy seat hopeful Obama’s hard sell Neugebauer should apologize on House floor, says Rep. Stupak Thirteen states file lawsuit against healthcare bill Biden: ‘This is a big f—- deal” The Republican right’s Waterloo Halvorson trails in first post-healthcare poll Biden: ‘This is a big f—- deal” Cyber bill to penalize hacker havens Medicare payroll tax will go unchanged Attorneys general sue federal government over health care reform Roman Polanski, fugitive in Gstaad Report: U.S. has lost 2.4M jobs to China Biden: ‘This is a big f—- deal” Dem lawmakers tweet, post pics from White House signing Biden has ‘candid’ discussion with Israeli leaders Victory for public action Isakson hospitalized for minor infection Healthcare: Hard murmurs MIDDAY ROUNDUP Obama signs healthcare into law Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill., 3rd) Rice backing both GOP women in top Calif. races Chu on nuke plants: Small is beautiful Report: D.C. at top of cybercrime list How do you run against this? Lawmakers tweet from health bill signing Dodd: Dems won health reform through ‘even the darkest hours’ AFL-CIO: ‘No’ on reconciliation changes is a ‘yes’ on healthcare Geithner: Plan for Fannie, Freddie will be out ‘within months’ Isakson hospitalized for minor infection A Wisconsin tossup Union keeps pressure on for bank tax Autograph hounds prowl the House floor Sunday The Big Question: Will Republicans be able to halt reconciliation? Google, Yahoo, Microsoft fire back at Australian Web censorship plan Poll: Majority of Americans disapprove of Obama Pomeroy, Shimkus seek colleagues’ support for ethanol tax credit extension Senate press secretaries prepare for tug-of-war Finance unlikely to take up small business jobs bill soon Joe the Plumber on collision course with McCain-Palin GOP looks to ‘repeal and replace’ strategy on healthcare Lawmakers gather at AIPAC dinner A jumbled Michigan governor’s race China cutting access to uncensored Google site Paul Kanjorski-Mezvinsky? Warriors and a wuss Senate GOP to slam medicare tax in upcoming debate MORNING READ Not so sexy Top of the ballot Coburn sees difficulty forcing changes to reconciliation bill Thune: GOP will examine cooperating on bills on ‘case-by-case basis’ Police, fire chiefs say National Broadband Plan weakens prospects for communications network Parliamentarian rules against first GOP objection to healthcare ‘fixes’ bill E2 Round-up: Green buildings in the Capital, renewables in on both coasts (and Colorado), and a push to revive Yucca Mountain Headache on horizon for GOP as it weighs health reform repeal Sarah Huckabee for campaign manager Democrat ‘no’ votes on healthcare legislation anger labor unions Netanyahu defiant on East Jerusalem on eve of talks with Obama Joe the Plumber on collision course with McCain-Palin Financial bill requires SEC reports on average, CEO pay Lawmakers gather at AIPAC dinner Sen. Harry Reid’s goal: Wrap up final healthcare reform package by Saturday Texas lawmaker acknowledges he yelled ‘baby killer’